Hugh Neutron

Hubert Beaumont "Hugh" Neutron is a major character in the Jimmy Neutron franchise.

Official Description

"It's clear that Jimmy didn't inherit his genius from his dad, Hugh. Hugh is kind of goofy (ok , really goofy), but he's always in a good mood. When it comes to discipline, he's clueless, and leaves the hardcore parenting stuff to Jimmy's mom, Judy (who he affectionately calls Sugar Booger). Hugh collects wooden ducks as a hobby, but he's almost as fascinated by Jimmy's neato toys as Jimmy is. Strangely, he was president of the Brain Teaser Club in high school."

Appearance

Hugh is a tall man who wears glasses. He has brown hair as well as brown eyes. He wears a blue sweater vest with a red tie over a white shirt, navy blue pants, and brown loafers with gold buckles.

In the pilot and shorts, he wears a blue suit jacket instead of a sweater vest. He has an unusually shaped nose, which most Neutrons have (except for Jimmy and Baby Eddie). 

Personality

Hugh's personality seems to be on the quirky side of things and is the sort of person who prefers to do things his way. Despite his odd quirks and absent-mindedness, he is fatherly, caring, well-meaning, and good natured. He loves ducks and pie.

Sometimes, Hugh causes the show's problem when he messes with Jimmy's inventions. Hugh seems dim-witted, but is actually very clever and competent (which Jimmy has obviously inherited). He loves to clean and polish his models of ducks and sometimes will even talk to them. He calls his wife by the pet name "Sugar Booger". Hugh may have taken gymnastics at one point, as he uses this to evade Poultra in "The Eggpire Strikes Back." In the movie, he was fairly intelligent, but for the rest of the franchise, he's became the typical bumbling dad.

Quotes

• "Once when I was seven years old I sat on a banana, and of course, that changed my life..." -The League of Villians
• "Hey look at all the pie! YES! I will do it! I! WILLl! LLLLLIIIIIIIIIIVVVEEE!!!" -Return of the Nanobots
• "This is better than pie!" -Sorry, Wrong Era
• "Oh, and by the way, Mom says you're grounded. Sorry!" -Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Runaway Rocketboy!
• "Whoops, must've slipped my mind! Jimbo, say hello to our new houseguest: King Goobot!" -The Eggpire Strikes Back
• "There's only one way to find out! Press every button until something happens!" -The League of Villains
• "Oh, the intense UV radiation has made me delusional! (flips lips) I'm a monkey!" -Jimmy on Ice
• "Who's the super cool cop that always gets the bad guys? Donut Boy! That's me! Yeah! He brings a delicious assortment of...sweet delights! Donut Boy! Got a creamy filling!" -Lights! Camera! Danger!
• "Hey Puff Momma! Remember when I said I wouldn't be brought home by an angry mob again?" -Sorry, Wrong Era
• "It was good, son, but not nearly as good as 'us time'!" (hugs his family) -Return of the Nanobots
• "I'm not the last man on earth anymore!" -Return of the Nanobots
• "A big game!? Oh boy, I wanna play 'Name That Monster'!" -Nightmare in Retroville
• "Never heard of him, never heard of him. We don't have a son named Jimmy if that's what you were thinking." -Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
• "NNNNNNOOOOOO!!!! Why, why, WHY?!!!!!" -Men at Work
• "My fleas!" -Jimmy Goes to College
• "Hey booger my eye! I think I got 'em all, every single pie between apple and cherry!" -Phantom of Retroland
• "Endless pie. Endless pie." -Return of the Nanobots
• "CRAB GRAAAAASS!!!!!" -The Feud
• "Hey, look, dear, I won!" -Hyper Corn
• "Oh, Goddard... Not on the porch!" -Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• “It’s no use! We’re done for and it’s all my fault! The truth is I’m a rotten camper! There I said it! The other acorn lads used to dunk my head in the bug juice. I can’t even make a stupid fire.” -Aaughh!! Wilderness!!

Trivia

• In "Nightmare in Retroville," it is seen that in some ways, Octopus Man is to Hugh what Ultra Lord is to Sheen.
• In "Time is Money", it is revealed that once, Hugh had an opportunity to go into business with McSpanky's and make a fortune, but chose instead to use his investment money to buy a wedding ring for Judy. If he did invest, he would've become a rich snob and a neglectful, uncaring parent to Jimmy.  
• In the pilot, shorts and the movie, he was smarter and his voice was deeper. In the show, he's more bumbling and his voice is a bit higher. 
• Hugh's favorite kind of pizza is hot fudge and anchovy, as mentioned in Sleepless in Retroville. 
• Like Jimmy, Carl and Sheen, Hugh is best friends with Mr. Estevez and Mr. Wheezer. 
• As seen in "Attack of the Twonkies" Hugh is a master at slow motion.
• He loves to eat the grapes that roll away from their container at the supermarket, especially to stop them from becoming raisins, which he hates.
• Jimmy's relationship with his parents is very strong, but due to him being shown to spend more time with his father, Jimmy has a slightly stronger bond with him.
• To help himself sleep, Hugh list all the types of pie in alphabetical order.
• Hugh's full name is "Hugh Beaumont Neutron". Hugh Beaumont was the actor who starred on Leave It to Beaver 1957 as Beaver's father, Ward Cleaver. 
• Hugh is the only main character in the franchise to not gain changes in his appearance in the TV series.
• In Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators, when he and Judy were teleported into RetroDimmsdaleville, they meet Timmy Turner's parents.
• In a parody called Jimmy Neutron Happy Family Happy Hour, his head comes off because of an aggressive pizza.

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